Originally posted by: fria319
Well I think the thing is - we can say every scene is to move the story forward. At the end of the day, dialogue of a character should be given weight. This is a tv show, 90% of the plot moves through dialogue.
So people are going to pick apart R's dialogue, as they did with P. I would/do while I'm watching the show because that's all I can rely on to give me insight into what the character is thinking atm.
R treating E as if he didn't "sleep" with her and therefore so casually saying "I told her to stay" is what looks bad. The optics are bad because when P finds everything out - all of this is going to hit her like a ton of bricks. All of this will come straight back to her. Doesn't matter if it's just for the plot or not - fact is they gave him that dialogue, they put him in that position / let him take that stance, all the while knowing what he "did" with her behind his wife's back.
(using "" here because we all know the circumstances in which they happened)
I said it before, I'll say it again, the way they're having R compartmentalize and essentially block his night with E is optically horrible. I understand why he's handling it this way, but it's not something thats justifiable. So people who are upset with his dealing with his issues, are IMO rightfully upset. He's just digging his hole bigger and bigger.